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Japanese Crown Prince, Crown Princess watch new opera

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko watched a new opera at the Hanoi Opera House on September 22 evening as part of their official visit to Vietnam.

PM delivers speech at UN General Assembly’s General Debate

Vietnam persistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance; multilateralisation and diversification; being a good friend and trustworthy partner of all countries, said Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh.

NA Chairman meets senior parliamentary official of Bangladesh

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received Muhammad Faruk Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Relations, and gave an important speech at the Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh in Dhaka on September 21.

Vietnamese PM receives leaders of US enterprises in New York

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions in New York on September 21 for leaders of several US corporations as part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly’s 78th session.

Vice President welcomes Japan’s Crown Prince, Crown Princess

Crown Prince Akishino stressed that Vietnam is a close and reliable partner of Japan.

Top Vietnamese, Bangladeshi legislators hold talks

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) of Bangladesh Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in Dhaka on September 21, following the welcome ceremony.

PM Chinh meets with UN ​Secretary-General

PM Pham Minh Chinh met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 afternoon (US time), on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

PM Pham Minh Chinh opens NYSE trading session

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh rang the bell to open a trading session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 21 morning (US time) while visiting the world largest stock exchange.

Vietnam, Tonga establish diplomatic ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Tongan counterpart Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu witnessed the signing of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of Vietnam-Tonga diplomatic in New York yesterday.

Vietnamese blue-beret soldiers provide schools, supplies to children in Africa

Building schools, drilling wells, and donating school supplies, Vietnam's peacekeeping force are renovating schools for hundreds of students in Abyei.

Vietnamese PM meets global leaders in New York

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with global leaders in New York on September 20 afternoon (local time), on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Vietnam becomes one of first nations to sign High Seas Treaty

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on September 20 signed the United Nations agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Vietnamese PM meets US Treasury Secretary, leaders of economic groups

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in New York on September 20 (local time) to discuss cooperation between Vietnam and the US in economy and finance, and to share views on other issues of shared concern.

Vietnamese PM attends UN climate ambition summit, pandemic preparedness meeting

PM Pham Minh Chinh joined other world leaders in the Climate Ambition Summit and the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York on September 20, part of the high-level week of the 78th UN General Assembly.

NA Chairman sets off for official visits to Bangladesh, Bulgaria

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue left Hanoi on September 21 morning for official visits to Bangladesh and Bulgaria.

National Day, elevation of Vietnam-US ties celebrated in Washington

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US in collaboration with the US Institute of Peace organised a banquet on September 19 evening to celebrate the 78th National Day of Vietnam.

PM receives UNIDO, global vaccine alliance leaders in New York

PM Pham Minh Chinh met with UNIDO Director General Gerd Müller and Chief Programme Officer at GAVI Aurélia Nguyen in New York on September 20 (local time).

Japanese Crown Prince, Crown Princess begin six-day Vietnam visit

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko arrived in Hanoi on September 20 for a six-day working trip to Vietnam.

Vietnamese PM visits leading tech firms in Silicon Valley

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visited Silicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there on September 18 afternoon (local time).

President Joe Biden highlights Vietnam-US relations at UN General Assembly

US President Joe Biden highlighted the relations between Vietnam and the US in his speech at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 19.